Explicit bias refers to attitudes and beliefs about a group that are conscious and may arise from a perceived threat.

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Explicit bias refers to attitudes and beliefs about a group that are conscious and may arise from a perceived threat.

Explicit bias means attitudes and beliefs about a group that you are aware of and can articulate. It’s conscious prejudice you know you hold and can express, and it can be tied to a perceived threat that motivates you to justify or defend those beliefs. This is different from implicit bias, which operates outside of conscious awareness; and it’s also distinct from System 1 and System 2, which describe thinking styles—fast, automatic intuition versus slow, deliberate reasoning—rather than the conscious nature of a bias. So the statement matches the idea that explicit bias is conscious and sometimes linked to perceived threat.

Explicit bias means attitudes and beliefs about a group that you are aware of and can articulate. It’s conscious prejudice you know you hold and can express, and it can be tied to a perceived threat that motivates you to justify or defend those beliefs. This is different from implicit bias, which operates outside of conscious awareness; and it’s also distinct from System 1 and System 2, which describe thinking styles—fast, automatic intuition versus slow, deliberate reasoning—rather than the conscious nature of a bias. So the statement matches the idea that explicit bias is conscious and sometimes linked to perceived threat.

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